Friday 25th May 2007

Chelsea have engineered an option to sign 20-year-old PSV defender Manuel da Costa before next May. (Daily Mirror)


Chelsea have lodged a £10m bid for Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda. (Daily Mail)

I don't think Chimbonda is the right-man for us, we're in need of a right-back but £10m seems a bit steep to me, as for da Costa can't say i've heard that much about him

Everones got to wait for SPanish League to end, last time I heard it was June 17th, we can expect another warning from Sepp again

Saw that Chimbonda thing earlier, said something Jose being really keen on him or something. I didn't get the chance to read it, saw someone else reading paper on the train.

£10 mil - sounds like should be less. Though I think a lot of them at times get put as more with rumours

I think the problem is we need a right-back and Spurs need a left-back and Jol's always been linked with Bridgey so i think they'd probably want Bridge as some part of any deal, which if that were the case we should tell them where to go

Saturday 26th May 2007

Juventus are preparing a £17m bid for Chelsea's Frank Lampard. (Express)

Lyon want Chelsea's Portuguese right-back Paulo Ferreira. (Times)

Hibs will move for Chelsea reserve keeper Yves Ma Kalambay. (Daily Record)

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With regards to Yves.............. damn!! Talk about forgetting you've got someone!!

Sunday May 27th

Chelsea will bid £22m for Valencia's David Villa. (News of the World)


Chelsea have moved a step closer to signing Kakha Kaladze after AC Milan said they would not prevent the move. (Daily Star Sunday)

Chelsea and Liverpool are locked in battle for the signature of highly-rated Sheffield United youngster Jacob Mellis. (Daily Star Sunday)

Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele has been urged to join Villarreal this summer by his former France team-mate Robert Pires. (Daily Star Sunday)

Brazil defender Alex will aim to show that he is been worth the three-year wait by Chelsea. The Blues defender has spent the time on loan while acquiring a work permit. (Sunday Mirror)

Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy has issued a come and get me plea to Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. (News of the World).

Former Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell will win Michael Ballack's Chelsea starting slot and then become a Chelsea legend, according to former Royals team-mate James Harper. (Sunday Mirror)

Villa one is nonsense i think, Jose's said countless times he doesn't want him...

Kaladze would be a good signing, he can cover a number of positions...

Maka doesn't want to go, we should give him his new contract...

Hopefully we'll get Alex, been watching him for PSV for a few years know and he's quality, definitely suited to the Premiership...

McCarthy would be a goal scorer and maybe he could partner Drogba...

and finally i hope Harper is right

With the Alex thing, I've seen different things about him coming in the summer. Would be interesting to see him play in a Chelsea set-up

If I were a Chelsea supporter the last thing I would do would be to concern myself with transfer rumours. The first team the lazy, bullshit newspapers like the News of the World are going to link people with is always going to be Chelsea.

Chimbonda is suspect at Spurs, nevermind Chelski

Monday 28th May 2007


Italian giants Juventus are leading the chase for Frank Lampard after his contract talks stalled at Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

Carlos Tevez believes Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid are battling it out to sign him from West Ham. (Sun)

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Just really two re-hashes of old/on-going stories to be honest. Nothing new there.

Wednesday 30th May 2007


AC Milan want Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko to return to the club on loan. (Daily Mirror)

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Well isn't that a shocking rumour there

Thursday 31st May 2007

Chelsea will sell Dutch defender Khalid Boulahrouz to Bayern Munich for £3.5m - half of what he cost a year ago. (Daily Mirror)

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If we did sell him off, I wouldn't see us getting much more than that anyway

Another great Chelsea investment. Have you lot actually ever made money on a transfer since Abramovich joined?

Friday 1st June 2007

Chelsea's veteran midfielder Claude Makelele has been offered a two-year deal by Paris St Germain. (Various)

The Blues have agreed personal terms with Claudio Pizarro. Bayern Munich's Peruvian striker will join on a free transfer in a deal worth £50,000 a week. (Times)

And Chelsea are also hopeful of signing Benni McCarthy from Blackburn. (Times)

the Maka story is dragging on a little bit now, he's already said he doesn't want to go anywhere so I don't think he will...

Pizarro would be a good signing, he's a good player....

McCarthy is just another rumour that keeps popping up, can't see it happening myself though

Chelsea have left Frank Lampard out of their new kit launch, fuelling speculation that he will leave Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)

Real Madrid have made a last-gasp effort to sign Arjen Robben before he commits his future to Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

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The Robben thing is more interesting and that's saying something. Certain papers should just devote a whole end of week edition to the Lamps thing

Sunday 3rd June 2007


Chelsea winger Arjen Robben could yet join Bayern Munich this summer, despite insisting he wants to stay at Stamford Bridge, as he has yet to agree a new deal with the Blues (Star on Sunday).

Not one player at Chelsea, one of the richest football clubs in the world, agreed to contribute any of their wages to the May Day For Nurses campaign, where footballers are asked to give a day's wages to hard-up Nurses. Of all the 556 Premiership players asked to help with the scheme, only 225 contributed. (News of the World)

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Robben thing - getting old, next!!

If the second thing about not giving wages is true, they'll probably get some backlash about that, although that gossip does only refer to Chelsea, wonder what the other top Prem teams did too.

Monday 4th June 2007


Rangers are vying with Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Roma for Torino midfielder Alessandro Rosina to help fans forget about the loss of Scott Brown to Celtic. (Scottish Daily Mirror)

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Slow day today for Chelsea gossip/rumours. First I'd heard of us involved with looking at Rosina.

Tuesday 5th June 2007


Chelsea have entered the battle to sign Sevilla's Daniel Alves, who can play at full-back or on the right wing but who has long been a target of Liverpool. (The Sun)

Inter Milan have made an offer to swap Brazil striker Adriano for Chelsea's Andriy Shevchenko. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea are preparing to sell defender Khalid Boulahrouz to Bayern Munich. (The Times)

Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele would consider joining David Beckham in Major League Soccer after admitting his future at Stamford Bridge is uncertain. (Daily Telegraph)

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With the Sheva thing, AC Milan Galliani's saying how Chelsea have said they're not going to part with Sheva

Wednesday 6th June 2007


Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri wants to lure midfielder Frank Lampard away from Stamford Bridge to join him at Juventus. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has urged the Blues to sign Lyon winger Florent Malouda before he joins Liverpool. (Various)

Chelsea are chasing Brazilian wonderkid Pato, 17, who plays for Internacional and who has also attracted the interest of Juventus and AC Milan. (Daily Star)

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Not surprised at all the Lamps/Juve thing has popped up again now Ranieri has taken the reins there.

I have not seen Pato play, but again, it's not too surprising that we would be linked with him, especially in view of his age.

Thursday 6th June 2007


Liverpool look set to beat Chelsea in the race to land Lyon midfielder Florent Malouda after the French footballer of the year indicated he would move to Anfield in a £10m deal. (Various)

West Ham are set to pip Chelsea to the signing of Fredrikstad striker Tarik Elyounoussi, 19. (Daily Star)

Chelsea are believed to be preparing a £2.7m move for Hertha Berlin striker Marko Pantelic. (The Times)

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says the Blues will reclaim the Premiership title next season and he will again be the top scorer in the division. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea's Michael Ballack, who has been criticised during his time at the club, wants to become the irreplaceable midfielder at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Express)

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Getting beat to two players and possibly getting another, good day there I don't remember hearing something about Elyounoussi before mind you.

Drogba story - good forward thinking I must say, no reason why there isn't a possibillity they could both happen either.

Disgusting.

Anything in particular or just your overall feeling?

BTW Pato cannot leave Brazil until he is 18.

Don't know if it has been mentioned of not but you signed some 16 year old from Sheff Utd for £1m.

LOL, I was reply to the wages thing, even though it's on the last page. Piece of shit forum always brings up page one of a thread.

Also Rosina is a fantastic player, he will be a megastar, he should leave Torino if he has another great season. Not bad for a player they paid peanuts for, Toro could get £15m for him now.
If he wasn't at Toro I would say Juve should go for him but it would create a riot.

Yep, that's here:

http://football-chat.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1662

He would also not get a work permit, although he can always just be sent to the Netherlands.

Rosina from this season with Pirates Of The Caribbean music, what more could you want?

Byatt will be pleased, he likes his little Zola's, he is a little bald left footed one

Cheers for the youtube video Jay. I'm liking the look of him as a player from those clips.

Friday 8th June 2007


Arjen Robben wants to stay at Chelsea, even though Blues boss Jose Mourinho is willing to sell him for £14m. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea right-back Geremi could be returning to Middlesbrough. (The Sun)

Chelsea have had to send the FA Cup back to the Football Association for a silversmith to repair it after a player - thought to be Jon Obi Mikel - dropped it while celebrating the Blues victory over Manchester United in May. (Various)

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The breaking of the FA Cup was the funniest thing I read today

Saturday 9th June 2007


Lyon flier Florent Malouda admits he is torn between joining Chelsea for Didier Drogba and Liverpool for Rafa Benitez. (Sun)

Publishers have scrapped plans to release an updated version of Ashley Cole's autobiography because of Chelsea's failure to win the Premiership or Champions League and the fact he has not yet returned to Arsenal as a Chelsea player. (Star)

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Tick tock Malouda, tick tock.

I shouldn't laugh, but that last one did strike me as quite funny.

Sunday 10th June 2007


Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele could be poised for a move to American side Houston Dynamo. (The People)

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Well at least they're getting more specific now rather than just a move to America

Tuesday 12th June

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has hinted he may quit the club to experience football in Spain or Italy (Various)


Chelsea have raided Leeds to sign rising teenage star Ben Gordon in a £1.5m deal (Daily Express).

Drogba has said a few times he wants to play elsewhere, maybe after next season he'll go

Thursday 14th June 2007

Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim will snub former Trotters boss Sam Allardyce at Newcastle and instead join Chelsea. (Daily Mirror/The Guardian)

Chelsea hope to sign Hertha Berlin striker Marko Pantelic for £2.5m. (The Sun)

Friday 15th June 2007

Chelsea have rejected a bid for striker Didier Drogba from AC Milan. (Times)

Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen has turned down the chance of a switch to Valencia, who offered him more money. (Daily Mirror)

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No surprise with Drogba thing at all of it's true.

Always have to laugh when you actually see a team offering more money than us

Saturday 16th June 2007


Shaun Wright-Phillips has been told he can leave Chelsea if an offer of £10m is received for him. West Ham are favourites to snap him up. (The Sun)

Jose Mourinho says he and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich have made peace. (The Sun)

John Terry, whose Friday marriage was the first of the weekend's WAG weddings, spent £10,000 to have a mirrored dance floor for the bash. (The Sun)

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I could actually see SWP playing at West Ham actually.

I'm sure I read about the Jose/Roman thing being sorted a while back now, with Jose saying that himself back then.

The John Terry thing would be quite funny if it's true, although it does sound a tad over the top

Sunday 17th June 2007

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben turned down two offers of a new deal in the past week and wants permission to speak to Real Madrid about a move. (News of the World)

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says that, with 14 names linked to replacing him in the 2006-2007 campaign, he might have left the club if he had not been "in a mature state of mind within myself".

Former Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro has revealed that one of the reasons he joined Chelsea this summer was his passion for horse racing. The Peruvian owns 35 horses, which race in his homeland, Argentina and England.

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1. Well the Robben thing is a bit different to certain things that have been said of late

2. Well the Jose thing is all done and dusted for now

3. Hope that wasn't Pizarro's main reason

Monday 18th June 2007


Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants to sign Benni McCarthy but Blackburn have insisted the striker is not for sale. (The Sun)

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We've been linked to him for a good long while now. It would be tough to get him from Blackburn though.

Tuesday 19th June 2007


Chelsea and Arsenal want to sign Valencia defender Miguel but have been warned he will cost them £13m. (Daily Telegraph)

Chelsea are set to hijack Fulham's move for Ulsan Tigers midfielder Lee Chun-Soo, with both clubs under pressure to sign a Korean because of their sponsorship deals with firms from that nation. (The Sun)

Chelsea flop Khalid Boulahrouz has been lined up for a £4m move to Sevilla. (Various)

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With that Korean thing, it would be stupid to be under pressure just due to sponsors, although I wouldn't put it past them to be honest.

I don't think we'd get much more than £4mil for Boulahrouz, so if Sevilla do want him, they may as well take him.

Thursday 21st June 2007


Chelsea are eyeing a £4m move for Feyenoord's Royston Drenthe, who can play at left-back or as a winger and who has been in great form for the Netherlands during the European Under-21 Championship. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea have failed in an audacious swap deal after offering midfielder Lassana Diarra in return for Lyon winger Florent Malouda. (Independent)

Friday 22nd June 2007


Crystal Palace want to sign Chelsea's Scott Sinclair on a season-long loan. (Daily Express)

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Interest from 2 clubs - looks good for Sinclair. He's a good player.

Saturday 23rd June 2007


West Ham boss Alan Curbishley wants Chelsea left-back Wayne Bridge after growing frustrated at being unable to land Nicky Shorey from Reading. (Sun)

England manager Steve McClaren has written to the official England supporters group, urging them to stop booing Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard. (The Sun)

Sunday 24th June 2007


Chelsea are lining up an £18m bid for 17-year-old Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato. (News of the World)

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Yet another slow rumour day with Chelsea with the Pato thing.

Monday 25th June 2007


Chelsea's sporting director Frank Arnesen was in the crowd to watch Holland Under-21 star Royston Drenthe at the European Championship. (The Guardian)

Tuesday 26th June 2007


Chelsea are facing stiff competition from AC Milan for Brazilian wonderkid Alexandre Pato. (The Sun)

Ex-Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris, 29, will train with Charlton in a bid to earn a permanent deal at The Valley. (The Sun)

Portsmouth technical director Avram Grant will be named Chelsea's new sporting director on 1 July. (Independent)

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On Pato - Nah, you think?!

Morris - He's not at Chelsea anymore, but it's somewhat interesting to see what's going on with certain ex-Chelsea players. Although I am quite surprised someone actually voluntarily wants him.

Wednesday 27th June 2007


Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge will snub a move from Stamford Bridge as he expects to be number one left-back at the club next season. (Daily Star)

Chelsea want Portsmouth's technical director Avram Grant in place as their sporting director in time for their pre-season trip to LA. (the Sun)